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Fischer-Spassky Game 6 (view source)

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Victory

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Fischer's gambit at move 20, almost exactly halfway in the game, is considered the most brilliant, decisive move of the match: 20.e4! It enabled Fischer to solidify his control of the middle of the board and from there threaten Spassky's underprotected King for the rest of the contest.

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== Victory ==

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Fischer brilliantly engaged in an [[exchange sacrifice]] that put Spassky in a position where any possible move would place him in an inferior position. Spassky had an advantage in pieces and [[checkmate]] was not imminent, but an analysis of all his options shows that he would lose if Fischer continued to play perfectly.

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Spassky then resigned prior to his 41st move, which seemed like a premature resignation to a casual observer but was actually an insightful recognition by Spassky that he had been defeated. The crowd then erupted into an unusual applause, which even Spassky joined.

== Aftermath ==

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